Intervention type: National
Employement number:
0
Main objective:
To support economic, social, cultural, educational and pro-environmental initiatives of rural and small towns inhabitants to help build sustainable rural Poland
Bellottiego 1 St.01-022 WarsawPOLAND
The Rural Development Foundation is a private, nongovernmental, nonprofit organization delivering services and products to rural communities of Poland to help build sustainable, healthy local economies with business and social opportunities for all.
The Rural Development Foundation was established in 1999 as a result of merger of two organizations: the Water Supply Foundation, created in 1987; and the Agricultural Foundation, created in 1991. Since 1999, the Foundation has continued the work of its predecessors by addressing the concerns of rural population and directing its resources to economic and social goals.
To deliver services and products to rural communities
To support economic and social activities of rural and small towns residentsTo improve the infrastructure in rural areas
To create new jobs outside the agricultural sector
| Covered topics: |
Biodiversity / wildlife protection
Land use (urbanisation control)
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| Actions examples: |
Training courses preparing to setting up agro-tourist activitiesTraining courses preparing to setting up new businessesLoans for building small hydro-electric power stations and wind-power plants |
| Projects/Wishes: |
FWW is however interested in having a European partnership on the above-listed themes |
| Covered topics: |
Education to environment and sustainable development for youngsters
Education and training of professionals or local representatives
Raising public opinion’s awareness
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| Actions examples: |
Local rural clubs for youth and adultsYouth-Municipality-Environment: pupils participate in a pro-active citizenship programme to raise their ecological awareness. In 2004, they investigated the level of water pollution in their municipalityTraining of other NGOs in the field of environmental protection |
| Projects/Wishes: |
FWW is however interested in having a European partnership on the above-listed themes |
| Covered topics: |
Social and territorial cohesion
Economic sustainable development
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| Actions examples: |
Poverty and the natural environment competition: to stimulate and support the activities aiming at overcoming social exclusion in rural communities and including the protection and utilization of the natural environment |
| Projects/Wishes: |
FWW is interested in having a European partnership on the above-listed themes |